The senior midfielder led the Friars to their second straight state title last season. Despite often being double- or triple-teamed, Butzke scored nine goals and had seven assists. He scored the winning goal in overtime in the state semifinal against St. Joseph's.

During a practice in early October, after the Friars had dropped games to rivals St. John the Baptist and Chaminade, assistant coach Don Corrao made the announcement: Giuffrida would join seniors T.J. Butzke and Beau Hornberger as captains of a Friars team that was chasing a second straight state championship.

Commack allowed only three goals in the eight games after tying Ward Melville. The Cougars won each -- including the state championship game, in which they beat Fairport, 2-0. Anthony Izzo scored both goals.

Led by High School All-American and Long Island Player of the Year Kaan Ilgin, Mattituck throttled Skaneateles, 6-0, in the Class B semifinals and scored twice in the second half to put away Beekmantown, 3-0, in the title game. It was a dominant two-day stretch in Middletown.

The St. Anthony’s boys soccer team captured a second consecutive CHSAA state championship Sunday night, beating Fordham Prep, 4-2, at Adelphi University. And in doing so, longtime head coach Gene Buonaiuto picked up win No. 400 in his illustrious career.

Before following his brother Brandon to Division III powerhouse Messiah College, Nick West became East Hampton’s messiah, scoring both goals in a 2-1 overtime victory over South Side Sunday at Dowling Sports Complex.

Southold (12-6) made it to a Class C regional final at Diamond in the Pines in Coram on Saturday. The First Settlers will not get any further, however. Hudson Valley-Rhinebeck advanced on penalty kicks, 3-1, and will play Lansing Saturday in a state semifinal at Middletown High School.

Godoy's goal lifted top-seeded East Hampton over No. 2 Comsewogue, 1-0, as the Bonackers captured the Suffolk Class A boys soccer title Friday night before a large crowd at Dowling Sports Complex in Shirley.

Now the Cyclones are Nassau County co-champions in Class A and have advanced to a Long Island championship. After two 15-minute overtimes with the score tied at 1, South Side advanced on penalty kicks, 3-2, against No. 2 Roslyn at Hofstra.

Three years removed from not winning a game, seniors Greg Baumstein and Anthony Rocchio scored second-half goals to help lift MacArthur to a 3-1 win over Syosset in the Nassau Class AA final in front of more than 1,600 fans at Hofstra Soccer Stadium Wednesday night.

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Sean Zagorski was preparing to leap for an offensive header when, suddenly, a Brentwood defender accidentally headed it past his own shell-shocked goalkeeper to give No. 4 Whitman a 2-1 victory over No. 1 Brentwood in a Suffolk AA semifinal played before a loud, overflow crowd at Brentwood.

Behind the strength of its strong defense and three different scorers, second-seeded Roslyn defeated No. 6 Great Neck South, 3-0, Sunday in a Nassau Class A boys soccer semifinal at Farmingdale State College.

Ilgin added another goal in the final minute as top-seeded Mattituck captured its fifth straight Class B county championship with a 2-0 win against rival Center Moriches, which was seeded second, at Diamond in the Pines in Coram.

In the first two rounds of the shootout, each team converted four of five kicks. In the third round, which was sudden death, Jonathan Graziosi's diving stop gave St. Anthony's a 10-9 penalty-kick advantage and the victory.

Three years removed from a winless season, MacArthur advances to the Nassau Class AA final for the first time in more than 20 years, beating Plainview JFK, 2-0, Friday night at Farmingdale State College.

A berth in the CHSAA boys soccer final is on the line as St. John the Baptist faces St. Anthony’s in the first of a semifinal doubleheader from Mitchel Athletic Complex Tuesday at 4 p.m. on #MSGV_Live.

The interception return was, perhaps, the only real blip in a satisfying day for Hannigan -- a 21-14 win over Riverhead in Suffolk II -- but it illustrated what coach Sal Ciampi called one of his quarterback's biggest weapons: "He is physically and mentally as tough as any player I've ever coached."

Hakimian tossed the ball near the far post, where Hadjibay was waiting. Hadjibay, behind a scrum of players, received the ball and snuck it into the net for the winner as Great Neck North edged South Side, 2-1.

Ever Torres scored off a feed from Edgar Sorto in the 36th minute as Brentwood handed Commack, the top-ranked boys soccer team in the New York state coaches poll, its first loss of the season, 2-0, Thursday in League I.

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In the third annual Delbarton Invitational Tournament the host team Green Wave grabbed an important three points in a 5-1 victory over St. John the Baptist in the first game of the double header Saturday.

An early goal by Brian Moran and a sensational goalkeeping display by sophomore Yanni Rigos lifted Chaminade to a 1-0 win over St. Anthony’s, snapping the Friars 30-match unbeaten streak Tuesday night at Cy Donnelly Field.

DeLucia made a game-saving stop when he ranged to his left and deflected the ball out of bounds on a shot from close range as time expired in the second overtime. The senior goalie's save preserved a 2-2 tie for host Half Hollow Hills West against North Babylon in League III.

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